Whananaki bar Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.52° S 174.48° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is 19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (27 Apr)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26			Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wed 29
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	56	56	42	33	23	13	12	8	8	8	6	6	6	8	8	25	52	42	36	25	20	71	123	165
Wind (km/h)	SE	S	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SSW	SSW	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:01PM1.74m				3:33AM1.90m				4:05PM1.75m				4:30AM1.90m				5:03PM1.79m				5:21AM1.90m
Low Tide				9:12PM0.39m				9:57AM0.38m				10:14PM0.41m				10:53AM0.35m				11:10PM0.41m				11:42AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—
	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	14	14	14	15	16	18	18	16	16	17	17	17	15	17	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	15	15	12	12	13	13	13	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	13	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 5	E 5	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9
kJ	56	56	42	33	23	13	12	8	8	6	3	3	3	8	11	11	11	11	11	25	20	71	123	165
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	N 12	ENE 5	E 10	N 17	N 17	NE 7	NE 8	N 12	NE 6	E 6	ESE 6	N 11
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	12	2	8	23	22	2	2	27	19	15	10	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	E 8	N 12	ENE 5	E 10	NE 8	N 17	NE 7	NE 7	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 16
kJ	16	16	15	15	4	3	14	14	13	13	13	12	6	11	2	2	2	5	2	2	23	10	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 2	S 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 3	—	SSE 2	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 5	—	—	ESE 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	5	8	6	2	1	—	1	25	52	42	36	—	—	16	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Pataua Northland	Pataua Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Paparahi Point Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	4	4	1	3	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	34	3	3	7	22	22	127	97	127	127	127	127	127	82	57	127	82	82	12	82	12	12	3	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Herangi Beach	Baylys Beach	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Umzumbe South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	7	5	6	7	7	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	9

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